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Cuba allows US diplomats to meet jailed American
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Havana, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) Cuba has allowed US diplomats to meet an American who was arrested here for allegedly distributing mobile phones, laptops and other communication gadgets among dissidents on the communist-ruled island, an official said.Washington has requested consular access to the jailed US citizen, whose ...12 hours ago -
McCaffrey turns down 3-day visit to Cuba, citing vitriolic comments by a top official
Cuban Colada —
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Comments about President Obama and the United States voiced by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Raúl Castro have caused Gen. Barry McCaffrey , U.S. Army (retired), an advocate of unfettered travel to Cuba, to turn down an invitation to visit that country, Jan. 3-6. Addressing the United ...1 week ago -
Next Bastion strategic exercises to be held in 2012
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Army General Raúl Castro also announced in his speech before the National Assembly’s closing meeting on Sunday that the next Bastion Strategic Exercises will take place in mid-November 2012, continuing its four-year cycle.1 week ago -
No tolerance for street protests
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Before Cuba’s parliament on Sunday, Army General Raúl Castro warned that there will be no tolerance for “provocative activities” and much less on the streets.Also during the session meetings of the National Assembly, the seven vacancies on the Council of State were filled: as vice presidents, Commander of the ...1 week ago -
Raul Castro denounces Obama administration
Cuba Journal —
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In his annual address to the National Assembly of Peoples Power, Cubas President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers, Raul Castro Ruz, declared: "The enemy is as active as ever." "In recent weeks, we have witnessed an increasing number of efforts by the new (US) administration with that objective." On ...1 week ago -
Raul Castro to U.S.: "Cease all provocations"
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Raul Castro Raul Castro on Sunday warned the United States to stop meddling in Cubas internal affairs. He said the recent detention in Cuba of a U.S. contractor shows "the United States wont quit trying to destroy the revolution and bring a change to our economic and social regime," the Associated Press reported. ...1 week ago -
Castro has some harsh words for U.S.
Cuban Colada —
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Excerpts from speech by Raúl Castro to the National Assembly in Havana on Sunday, as translated by The Miami Herald: The current U.S. administration ignores the complaints of the international community and ever-growing sectors in its country that advocate a change in the United States policy toward Cuba. ...1 week ago -
Outlook for economic development is grim
Cuban Colada —
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Raúl Castro this weekend is expected to announce his economic plan for 2010 after a year "of severe crisis marked by cutbacks in expenditures, attempts to reanimate a paltry production and an almost total stagnation of reforms," as the French news agency AFP phrases it. The plan will be described by Castro in an ...1 week ago -
Fidel gives Chávez a breakfast sendoff
Cuban Colada —
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Fidel Castro paid Hugo Chávez "the visit of the century" when he showed up Tuesday morning, unannounced, at the guest house in Havana where the Venezuelan president was preparing to travel to Denmark for the summit on world climate. "Yesterday, Fidel arrived at the house where we were preparing the trip to ...1 week ago -
The Congressional Black Caucus Is Out Of Touch
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From The Lobbyist : The New York Daily News’ S.E. Cupp said it best : the Congressional Black Caucus “…practically every month seems to find new ways to demonstrate how irrelevant and out of touch it is.” This year alone, the CBC seems to be trying really hard to throw itself on the proverbial ash heap ...1 week ago -
Copenhagen meet a failure: Raul Castro
Thaindian News —
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Havana, Dec 14 (EFE) The climate change meeting in Copenhagen was a failure, Cuban President Raul Castro said at a regional summit here.Speaking at the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, or ALBA, summit Sunday, Castro said that “it’s known that there won’t be an agreement” and the whole thing will end in ...2 weeks ago -
Cuba, Venezuela ink deals worth $3.16 bn
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Havana, Dec 14 (EFE) The governments of Cuban and Venezuela bolstered their bilateral cooperation with the signing and negotiation of 285 new projects for 2010 worth $3.15 billion, including the creation of eight joint ventures.Cuban President Raul Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, presided in Havana ...2 weeks ago -
Bilateral Relations: Cuba, Venezuela sign $3.2 billion trade deal, 285 accords
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Cubas President Raul Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez are signing economic co-operation deals worth $3.2bn (£1.96bn), BBC reported.The documents cover 285 accords in areas including energy, sport and technology.The new deals will give Venezuela a greater involvement in oil exploration off the Cuban ...2 weeks ago -
Cuba, Venezuela sign joint projects worth over $3 bn
Thaindian News —
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Havana, Dec 13 (RIA Novosti) Venezuela and Cuba have signed agreements on 285 joint projects totalling about $3.16 billion at the summit of a regional trade bloc in Havana.Speaking after the signing of the documents, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that the countries began intensifying cooperation “in 2000 ...2 weeks ago -
Bildungblog —
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"Hey, Raúl, guess whos coming to dinner!"2 weeks ago -
Tomorrow’s Boston Latino Film Festival Screening Dedicated to Jorge Steven López
OutGayLife.com —
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Tomorrow’s screening at the 8th Annual Boston Latino Film Festival will be dedicated to the memory of Jorge Steven López Mercado , the 19 year old gay man who was found brutally murdered on November 13th. Openly bisexual filmmaker Carmen Oquendo-Vil lar will present two short pieces on her ongoing work about ...3 weeks ago -
End trade and travel bans, L.A. Times says
Cuban Colada —
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In an editorial titled "Cracking Cuba," published Thursday, the Los Angeles Times concludes that "the economic pressure that failed to yield either regime change or human rights reforms over more than four decades of Fidel Castros rule is just as ineffective today as it has always been. "Instead of continuing a ...3 weeks ago -
Conclusion of Bastion 2009
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Army General Raúl Castro congratulated participants of Bastion 2009 Strategic Military Exercises, confirming they had accomplished previous goals.A video conference with principal organs of direction, commands of the Western, Central and Eastern Armies and presidents of provincial defense councils, served as the ...4 weeks ago -
Cuba conducts war games with U.S. invasion in mind
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Reuters , “ Cuba conducts war games with U.S. invasion in mind ” by Jeff Franks Cuban television showed images of tanks firing their guns as they rolled through the countryside, artillery batteries blasting away, camouflaged troops digging trenches and shooting bazookas, attack helicopters and fighter jets ...4 weeks ago -
Fear of hard times ahead
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Cubans are bracing for hard times in 2010 as President Raul Castro slashes imports and cuts government spending to get Cuba out of crisis — and they are growing impatient with the slow pace of economic reform.Hurricanes, the global recession, U.S. sanctions and the inability of the communist-run island’s command ...4 weeks ago
